The East Central Indiana Builders Association (formerly Muncie Home Builders) recently lost a valued member and friend, Leon Calvert. We wanted to share with the community just some of the highlights of his devotion to his career.

Leon was a 50 year-plus member and past president of the local organization. In 2014 the ECIBA created an award in his honor. On the state level he served as the first Indiana Builders Assn. IOSHA chairman, was an IBA Life Director and in 1991 was elected president of IBA. He traveled the state starting new associations and had more than 250 Spike credits – one for each member he recruited. In 1994 he received the John C. Hart Award, the IBA highest recognition for the housing industry.

On the national level he was a National Association of Home Builders Life Director and state representative. Bill Carson, IBA CEO for 42 years, described Leon best when he said, “There is no equal to his devotion to the organization. He had an easy going temperament but was persistent in reaching goals. He was the man everyone loves to love.”

That was our Leon, an asset to our community and a friend who is missed every day.

Inefficient projects and spending

LARRY A. MAY

Muncie

What happened to the lame-brained idea to place a tank at the Madison Street viaduct to sump pump out flooded water from rains to keep the street open?

A crane is sitting there, some heavy equipment and nothing has been done.

Who paid for this joke? Taxpayers?

The street department started, finally, to paint lines on streets to make is safer for drivers. Why wait until nearly winter to start?